Definition of dehisce in English:

verb

• (of a pod or seed vessel, or a cut or wound) gape or burst open.

  ‘after the anther lobes dehisce, the pollen is set free’

  More example sentences

  • ‘An acute wound that does not proceed to heal in an orderly manner, such as a dehisced incision, may become a chronic wound.’
  • ‘When the fruits were ready to dehisce, the seeds were counted, weighed and planted to test for germinability as described in the previous experiment.’
  • ‘A capsule was considered mature when it dehisced or reached full size.’
  • ‘Upon maturation in October through November, the outer husk dehisces, exposing white arillate seeds.’
  • ‘They indicate a draining and possibly dehisced wound, and they can be irritating to the skin.’